Comment on Roman education program working as intended
PugJesus@piefed.social 3 weeks agoBarbarians is a TV series about it! Season 1 is about the battle and the lead-up, and it’s pretty good!
Also, the Romans speak Latin, which is cool af
Season 2 is about the aftermath, and the quality dropoff is astounding. Definitely skip Season 2.
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I do find it hilarious how the Romans speak in period-appropriate Latin, but the Germanic tribes just speak modern german. Sounds so strange
PugJesus@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I believe it’s a German production, so it’s the equivalent of the barbarians speaking English. Just translation convention. The Romans speaking Latin, thus, makes them seem more ‘alien’ and imposing. Also, it’s metal af
bort@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
germans should’ve spoken allemanisch a.k.a. switzerdütsch.
Appropriate username